Denys Arcand دينيس أركاند

Filmography

• Writer (3)
  • • 
    • • The Fall of the American Empire
      • 2018 - Movie
      • (Writer)
  • • 
    • • Jesus of Montreal
      • 1989 - Movie
      • (Writer)
  • • 
    • • The Decline of the American Empire
      • 1986 - Movie
      • (Writer)
• Director (3)
  • • 
    • • The Fall of the American Empire
      • 2018 - Movie
      • (Director)
  • • 
    • • Jesus of Montreal
      • 1989 - Movie
      • (Director)
  • • 
    • • The Decline of the American Empire
      • 1986 - Movie
      • (Director)

More details

• A Canadian writer and director. He directed the film Alone or with Others (1962) while he was a history student at the University of Montreal. Dirty Girl (1972), Réjeanne Padovani...Read more (1973), and Gina (1975) are some of his other works. In addition, he produced the Quebec Critics Award-winning documentary Comfort and Indifference (1982) and created the screenplay for the Radio-Canada series Duplessis (1978). The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984) marked Arcand's return to commercial cinema after a ten-year break. His comedy The Decline of the American Empire (1986) was a huge hit, winning multiple accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Critics' Prize and Best Foreign Film of 1986. The Barbarian Invasions (2003) reinforced his widespread praise and made him a prominent figure in Canadian and worldwide film.

• Nationality:
• Canada

• Date of Birth:
• 25 June 1941

Crew worked with

• • Rémy Girard
• • Gabriel Arcand
• • Yves Jacques
• • Denis Bouchard
• • Pierre Curzi
• • Tom Rack

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